do not employ handsome servants.
別僱傭長得好看的傭人。
a nation's treasure is in its scholars.
學者是國家的財富。
a bird does not sing because it has an answer. it sings because it has a song.
鳥兒唱歌不是因為它們有了答案，而是因為它們有歌要唱。
a bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.
送花的手上留有香味。
a child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
孩子的一生就像一張白紙，周邊每個人都會在上面留下印記。
a fool judges people by the presents they give him.
糊塗人根據他人的送禮決定親疏。
a rat who gnaws at a cat's tail invites destruction.
咬貓尾巴的老鼠自尋毀滅。
be the first to the field and the last to the couch.
第一個出工幹活，最後一個上床休息。
do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.
別用斧頭拍打朋友額頭上的蒼蠅。
a book tightly shut is but a block of paper.
一本沒有打開的書就是一團紙。
don't open a shop unless you like to smile.
你要是不喜歡微笑就別開店。
he who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
張口發問可能讓你表現出5分鐘的無知，但是不發問的人永遠會無知。
he who strikes the first blow admits he's lost the argument.
辯論中的兩個人，第一個動手的那個人就是承認辯論失敗的那個人。